The cruel hands of death are inevitable, but the sorrow is unexplainable when they take away young people.
There are Kenyan celebrities who were at the peak of their careers when death struck, plucking them among the living.
Here's the list of artiste' who died young:
1. Nancy Nyambura 'Jastorina'
Known to many as Jastorina for bringing humor and entertainment to many Kenyans in her local programme aired on Citizen TV, Nyambura died four years ago after succumbing to meningitis.
Nyambura came to the limelight for her role in 'Mashtaka', a court oriented programme but before she could flap her wings and fly, death took her.
2. Janet Kanini Ikua
Janet was a popular news anchor for NTV before she died.
She died after a painful battle with lung cancer last year.
News of her demise threw the whole country in a mourning mood .
She had fiercely fought the killer disease giving hope to many people suffering from the same.
3. A.K.A
Emmanuel Makori Nyambane, commonly known on stage as A.K.A died in a grisly accident along Langata Road in Nairobi in April 2017.
Nyambane used to perform in NTV's Churchill Show before his demise.
He will be remembered for his slogan 'Ayieya, poapoa'.
4. Mike Okombe
The international rugby star died last year after being stabbed by a woman alleged to have been his girlfriend.
Okombe, aged 27, met his death after an argument with the 32-year-old woman who stabbed him twice according to eyewitnesses.
He was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital.
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